cpan needs make

saintjames has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

PC w/Win7, perl 5.10.0 -

tried install module, (Mail::Outlook), get error after it downloads and unzips files:

Error: Could not make: Unknown error Running make test Can't test without successful make Running make install Make had returned bad status, install seems impossible

any help really appreciated

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Re: cpan needs make by toolic (Bishop) on Jun 06, 2010 at 18:25 UTC
Perhaps you will get some ideas looking at Tutorials -> Win32 -> A guide to installing modules for Win32 For what it's worth, I was just able to install Mail::Outlook from ActiveState, although my OS and perl version differ from yours: `This is perl, v5.8.8 built for MSWin32-x86-multi-thread` [download] You should post your error messages inside code tags to make them easier for us to understand. Refer to Writeup Formatting Tips.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: cpan needs make by saintjames (Novice) on Jun 07, 2010 at 05:19 UTC
Thank you, perhaps that is what I should have used in the first place. My system does have the PPM module however it did not appear to be Active State installation. Anyway it is now working and my script is complete. Thank You	[reply]
Re: cpan needs make by moritz (Cardinal) on Jun 06, 2010 at 19:43 UTC
Do you have a make utility (like nmake or dmake) installed? If not, you need that for installing Perl modules. Perl 6 - links to (nearly) everything that is Perl 6.	[reply]